The Story of an African Crisis: Being the Truth about the Jameson Raid and Johannesburg Revolt of 1896, Told with the Assistance of the Leading Actors in the DramaA. Constable, 1897 - 308 strán (strany) |
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Strana 22
... causing a tremendous railway block on the border , and something like a paralysis of trade was threatened . As the day for closing the drifts drew near , agitation grew more and more intense , the Rand Chamber of Commerce used strong ...
... causing a tremendous railway block on the border , and something like a paralysis of trade was threatened . As the day for closing the drifts drew near , agitation grew more and more intense , the Rand Chamber of Commerce used strong ...
Strana 26
... caused throughout South Africa by the announcement that Her Majesty's Govern- ment had informed that of the South African Republic that the Proclamation closing the drifts violated the Convention , and that it was not competent for them ...
... caused throughout South Africa by the announcement that Her Majesty's Govern- ment had informed that of the South African Republic that the Proclamation closing the drifts violated the Convention , and that it was not competent for them ...
Strana 36
... cause . If the power passed in a day from the hands of the old burghers into those of the Rand cosmopolites , how would it be used ? What if the new régime , flushed with victory , and confident from the great wealth lying at its feet ...
... cause . If the power passed in a day from the hands of the old burghers into those of the Rand cosmopolites , how would it be used ? What if the new régime , flushed with victory , and confident from the great wealth lying at its feet ...
Strana 48
... cause , the holding of meetings , the printing of pamphlets , and working of peti- tions to the Raad . , Mr. Leonard comes of a stock noted in South Africa for great abilities , great amenities , but not equal strength of character ; he ...
... cause , the holding of meetings , the printing of pamphlets , and working of peti- tions to the Raad . , Mr. Leonard comes of a stock noted in South Africa for great abilities , great amenities , but not equal strength of character ; he ...
Strana 70
... cause was won . Sicily was liberated . Is it conceivable that Dr. Harris sent this message " off his own bat , " consciously or unconsciously emulating the splendide mendax Italian statesman ? Or was he , or one of the others , or Mr ...
... cause was won . Sicily was liberated . Is it conceivable that Dr. Harris sent this message " off his own bat , " consciously or unconsciously emulating the splendide mendax Italian statesman ? Or was he , or one of the others , or Mr ...
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action Afrikander ammunition arms asked Bechuanaland Boers burg burghers Cape Colony Cape Town Cecil Rhodes Chamberlain Chapter Colonel Rhodes Colonial Office column command Company Company's crisis December deputation despatch Dutch English feeling fight flag force friends Goldfields grievances Groote Schuur guns hand Harris High Commissioner Hofmeyr honour horses Imperial Government Jacobus de Wet Jameson January Johannes Johannesburg leaders Joubert Kimberley Krugersdorp Lionel Phillips Mafeking Majesty's Government manifesto matter Maxims meeting ment mining morning movement National Union nesburg night o'clock once Oom Paul Paul Kruger persons Pitsani political position President Kruger Pretoria Pretoria Government proclamation question Raad raid raiders railway Rand Reform Committee revolution rifles rumours Schreiner sent Sir Hercules Robinson Sir Jacobus Sir John Willoughby South Africa South African Republic story Street surrender taken telegram telegraph thing tion Transvaal Transvaal Government troopers troops Uitlander Volksraad wire
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Strana viii - Or all, they said, as earnest as the close ? Which yet with such a framework scarce could be. Then rose a little feud betwixt the two, Betwixt the mockers and the realists : And I, betwixt them both, to please them both, And yet to give the story as it rose, I moved as in a strange diagonal, And maybe neither pleased myself nor them.
Strana 294 - ... they will not be subject, in respect of their persons or property, or in respect of their commerce or industry, to any taxes, whether general or local, other than those which are or may be imposed upon citizens of the said Republic.
Strana 294 - Convention, no other or higher duties shall be imposed on the importation into the South African Republic of any article coming from any part of her Majesty's dominions than are or may be imposed on the like article coming from any other place or country...
Strana 293 - The South African Republic will conclude no Treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than [the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.
Strana 194 - Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable Sir Julian Pauncefote, a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and of the Most Distinguished Order of St.
Strana 293 - April 1877. No person who has remained loyal to Her Majesty during the late hostilities shall suffer any molestation by reason of his loyalty ; or be liable to any criminal prosecution or civil action for any part taken in connexion with such hostilities; and all such persons will have full liberty to reside in the country, with enjoyment of all civil rights, and protection for their persons and property.
Strana 294 - They may carry on their commerce either in person or by any agents whom they may think fit to employ.
Strana 275 - We are the vast majority in this State. We own more than half the land, and, taken in the aggregate, we own at least nine-tenths of the property in this country; yet in all matters affecting our lives, our liberties, and our properties, we have absolutely no voice. Dealing now first with the legislature, we find taxation is imposed upon us without any representation whatever, that taxation is wholly inequitable, (a) because a much greater amount is levied from the people than...